# Linux 7.3-rc3 Released: "Another Fairly Large RC"

DevFeed: [Linux 7.3-rc3 Released: "Another Fairly Large RC"](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/linux-7-3-rc3-released-another-fairly-large-rc-12415.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-rc3-Released>)

Author: Michael Larabel

Published: 2026-09-13T22:00:23Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Phoronix](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/phoronix.md>)

Topics: [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>), [LLMs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llms.md>)

Tags: [desktop-linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/desktop-linux.md>), [drivers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/drivers.md>), [filesystem](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/filesystem.md>), [gpu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gpu.md>), [kernel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kernel.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [linux-benchmarking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-benchmarking.md>), [linux-hardware-benchmarks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-hardware-benchmarks.md>), [linux-hardware-reviews](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-hardware-reviews.md>), [linux-how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-how-to.md>), [linux-performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-performance.md>), [linux-server-benchmarks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-server-benchmarks.md>), [llms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llms.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networking.md>), [open-source-graphics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source-graphics.md>), [phoronix](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phoronix.md>), [phoronix-test-suite](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phoronix-test-suite.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [ubuntu-benchmarks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu-benchmarks.md>), [ubuntu-hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu-hardware.md>)

## AI overview

Linux 7.3-rc3 is described as a relatively large release candidate, with substantial filesystem, driver, networking, and core-kernel fixes. The update includes an EROFS change disabling LZ4 rolling decompression because of potential data corruption, along with fixes affecting XFS, the SMB client, netfs, AFS, btrfs, sound drivers, GPU drivers, and several architectures.

## Source excerpt

Out today is the third weekly release candidate of Linux 7.3 as this next kernel version works its way toward a stable release in the second half of October...